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Beating the ‘I’m bored’ syndrome
While waiting to board a plane at the South Bend airport this week, I overheard a family discussing ...
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Words of wisdom energize leaders
“If you want instant, you can have it. Just know that instant will only give you average. Success ...
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The real superheroes
For several weeks this winter, thousands of people were glued to their screens watching a giraffe in labor. ...
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We’ve got the power
This Sunday, catastrophe struck Niles, leaving many residents in sheer panic. There was not a tornado or a ...
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Helping government be more transparent
If there is one lesson to be learned about politics, it is that a transparent government makes for ...
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Before you record, react
Americans are up in arms this week after seeing video of a United Airlines passenger being dragged off ...
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Finding the next generation of leaders
Throughout the next several weeks, Niles and Buchanan will celebrate its business community at the respective chambers’ annual ...
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Summer is a great time to explore Michiana
Believe it or not, summer is right around the corner. I know, I know. I shouldn’t say that ...
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Long-lasting legacies
It has been a solemn couple of weeks in southwest Michigan as Edwardsburg, Niles and Dowagiac have mourned ...
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What is a news story?
What constitutes a news story? Why did you write about that? I hear these questions at least a ...
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Thanks for serving downtown Niles
For the better part of the last two and a half years, I’ve spent about an hour a ...
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Celebrating the faces of Michiana
PHEW. The sigh of relief was audible last Tuesday as our newsroom clicked the send button to ship ...
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Do not let the government control what you know
For decades, skeptics have alerted us to the potential detriment the digital age could have on society, and ...
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Surviving in the ‘like me’ generation
Twenty minutes into third period, you hear giggling behind you. Because they are whispering loudly enough to prove ...
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Niles makes the New York Times
After a weekend of uncharacteristically warm weather and an annual ice festival that drew thousands to downtown Niles, ...
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Cold or not, the show will go on
Most days, many Michiana residents would be perfectly pleased with a 57-degree January day, but when one of ...
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Hope comes in all shapes and sizes
Earlier this week I read a story that brought tears to my eyes. I am not a particularly ...
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Our New Year’s resolution
As most of the population heads back to the gym, starts drinking more water or commits to preparing ...
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2017 offers another chance to get it right
America has suffered a great deal this year. Tragedy became so commonplace that, at some point, many of ...
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Who are your unsung heroes?
Last Christmas season, a friend of mine called to chat about a project she was working on and ...
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Why I shop small
For many people, holiday shopping begins not long after the leftover turkey is sealed safely under aluminum foil ...
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Fall colors and Underground Railroad tour a must-see
As summer has given way to fall and the trees have begun to turn and the leaves to ...
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Sometimes you just know when it’s time
Pulitzer Prize winning author John Ed Pearce once wrote that, “Home is a place you grow up wanting ...
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Doing what I love where I love to be
One of my favorite gifts I ever received was an old, beaten up typewriter. I must have been ...
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Leader team focused on providing more news
Change is the one constant in this world, probably more reliable than the famed death and taxes that ...
